Assignment’s Instructions
Overview: This week, we will turn our attention to the day-to-day operations of states and non-state actors in a human rights crisis. After six weeks, we are
now ready to look at an actual case and analyze the role of various organizations responding to it.
Assignment Details:
We will focus on Saudi Arabia’s abuses of women. It is a broad topic, and it is your task to narrow it down to a more specific issue. To familiarize yourself
with the background, I recommend that you follow the following steps:
1. Access Credible resources in the Trefry library
2. Check out the hundreds of Internet sites that deal with this topic. Keep in my that your sources must be authoritative, free of bias and disinformation
Your assignment will be to assume a role as:
a representative of the Saudi Government
an official of the United Nations
an official of a transnational NGO
a United States Representative
Then, offer a position paper (4-5 pages) on the following points:
1. The historical facts of the crisis
2. The gap between the positions held by the major parties.
3. The impact of continued conflict or resolution
4. A recommendation